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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

May. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Michele Piccardi, Cupertino, CA (US);

Kalyan C. Kavalipurapu, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Xiaojiang Guo, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2013.01); G11C 5/144 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 7/1063 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device includes a memory array comprising a plurality of planes, a plurality of voltage generation systems, and a controller. Each voltage generation system is electrically coupled to a corresponding plane. The controller is configured to turn on and warm up each voltage generation system of the plurality of voltage generation systems in response to a first command to access any plane of the plurality of planes and turn off and slowly discharge each voltage generation system of the plurality of voltage generation systems into an idle state in response to no commands being processed. In response to receiving a subsequent command to access any plane of the plurality of planes prior to the voltage generation systems reaching the idle state, a warm up period of the plurality of voltage generation systems is reduced.


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